Leon schools, teachers reach pay deal

$2,182 raise still requires union, board approval

10:03 PM,
Aug. 26, 2013

David Worrell, president of the Leon County Teachers Association, speaks to teachers during a break as Leon County teachers met with officials of the school district to negotiate pay raises on Monday night.

Written by

Travis Pillow
Florida Capital Bureau

After two hours of negotiations Monday evening, the local teachers union struck a deal that will result in a slightly larger pay increase for the more than 2,200 teachers employed by Leon County Schools.

Under the agreement reached Tuesday, teachers would receive an across-the-board pay raise of $2,182.

About 60 local teachers, most of them clad in the Leon Classroom Teachers Association's signature green t-shirts, turned out on a school night to watch negotiators hammer out the largest salary increase they had seen in years. ...